HBA-MSH H.B. 483 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 483
By: Naishtat
Human Services
7/25/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

In legislative sessions prior to the 77th, the terms "lunatics," "idiots,"
and "non compos mentis," as well as some references to "minors," were
removed from the statutes and replaced by the term "incapacitated." In
three sections of the Local Government and Probate codes these terms were
not changed in those previous sessions.  House Bill 483 updates statutory
references in the three sections.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 483 amends the Local Government and Probate codes to remove the
terms "lunatics," "idiots," "non compos mentis," and "minors" and replace
them with the term "incapacitated," as applicable. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

May 23, 2001